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PSTypes Enneagram Test

This is a new free Enneagram test I have developed. It has 171 items and it will take you about 20 minutes to complete.

The accuracy of the final version of the test is rather high, considering the data so far. The sample consisted of 198 people that had previously decided on their Enneagram type (of course, all 9 Enneatypes were represented in the sample).

The highest score indicated the correct type in 82,6% of the cases. The main type was among the first two highest scores in 95,6% of the cases, and among the first three in 97,2% of the cases.

I will make updates of the test's accuracy as I gather more data, but I don't expect radical changes to the figures.

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Anonymous said…

It has me as 4w3 first and my second high is 7w6. Those are normal outcomes for me. Same outcome as R & H's much longer test that cost $10.I'm a enfp (low E) 6w7.. I'm moody and swing from needy to independent, reserved to outgoing, thrifty to indulgent, ect ect. 6's are hard to pin down. 6w5s because many are rebels against authority and want tear down hypocrisy.. they are vigilant and reclusive... but can become obsessive and confrontational about interpersonal relationships and or unjust authority figures when in lower health.

Wow! I'm really surprised how accurate this test is. As I was taking it, I was expecting the results would be a bit off and that I'd have either Nine or Four in first place. I tried my best to answer the questions as I would if I had no prior knowledge of the ennea-types.

I was afraid I would turn out a 4w5 as well. I have a feeling it was the 3rd part of the test that did the most to readjust what would have otherwise been a 4w5 test result in my case. It was also the most fun part of the test for me.

I'm a 6w5 and have lots of issues with feeling outcast. I'm not what you would call a loyalist but I do value a few people. I've lived alone for most my adult life, been in the military and have worked meaningless jobs to survive. The rejected underdogs are what I most identify with and who I find myself most often defending. I don't see myself as emotional but my temper often belies that.

It's a good test. I'd like to congratulate the maker. I like the fact that it mixes several types of questionnaire types. You can adjust your items using principles in psychometrics. It would be nice for you to do that. So many other E-tests are full of crap.

I scored an 8w7. I always score this type. I don't know why, I try my best not to get this stupid E type by answering like I'm sensitive. It never works.

Anyway, if I got the same result as I get on other tests. That's a good sign. Maybe you should be making money out of this and putting in some google ads. You've got potential and I'm sure lots of people would visit your test frequenty. Do it. Build a website and put some ads or make them pay for a full version of your test.

I tested as a 4w5, same as on just about every other Enneagram test I've done. There wasn't much in it, though. 4 and 5 scores were almost identical, which is why sometimes I think I could be a 5. My 9 score was very high too.

That was a very, very good test! I think the outcome was a lot closer to reality than most other tests... and it definitely cleared up my wing uncertainty (4w5? 5w4? 5w6??) better than anything else I've found. The 5w4 does fit me.

I thought the test the test was really great! The scores matched what I have previously found in other tests.

I usually end up being 1w9. On your test it was a tie between 1w9 and 5w6. I've heard that 1's are commonly mistyped as 5's. Especially 1w9's. Do you think this is possible? I'm confused with my results though...

One: 34Four: 23Five: 34Six: 30Seven: 27Nine: 23

I'm all across the board so I'm not sure which way I should interpret my results. Any suggestions? Oh, and I'm also a INTP.

I've taken the Enneagram before, and gotten a 6. I read the 6 discription and felt it really applied to myself. this test said i was either a 9w1 or 2w1. I completely disagree. I find these kinds of questions difficult though.

"I've taken the Enneagram before, and gotten a 6. I read the 6 discription and felt it really applied to myself. this test said i was either a 9w1 or 2w1. I completely disagree. I find these kinds of questions difficult though."

I appreciate you feedback. Lately I've been changing some items for type 6 and I hope the accuracy of scores will improve for this type as well. It is the only one I'm still having some trouble with.

This is why, I want to ask all Sixes to take this test again if they are willing to. I need to review the accuracy for this type and probably continue to make the necessary adjustments.

That was interesting. I did expect to come out with a high 5 score, though I was a little surprised to see it is so dominant. And I was definitely surprised to see that 4 and 6 are almost balanced, though I did see that it pegged me as a 5w4, which is what I figured I was.

I'm an 8w7. I got 50 on Eight, just over half that on One, and a few less points than half on Five. Everything else was very low, which I suspect has to do with my deep-seated understanding of the Enneagram and so it's not even worth me doing tests any more. But I wanted to try this out, and it was good.

Good test although sometimes the binary choices were difficult because it depends on the stage of the problem/situation. For example I can be adaptable in many if not most situations but if one of my principles is at stake I am inflexible.

I have been a Type 5, or type 5w4, every time I've taken an enneagram test. Your test was consistent with those results.

This is the best Enneagram test I've come across. Thank you for creating it. I also have an interest in any correlation between the MBTI and Enneagram.

For reference, I usually test INFJ. Until I took this test, I scored Type 1, 8, and 9 with a smattering of wings 1w9, 9w1, 1w2, 8w9. This was the first time I'd ever tested 4 (4w5) , and had therefore never read the description before. 4w5 was much more accurate than anything I'd ever read.

Thank you for creating a test accurate enough to point me in the right direction.

Has me as a 4w5 and I'm a 4w3 but I can see where it got the 5 from - I have a lot of intellectual curiosity and love learning things and reading.

BUT I'm not at all detached, I'm more communicative and outgoing than most 4w5s and into stuff like PR and image, more theatrical and like an audience. I'm an ENFP, but of the less bubbly kind and not fickle. That ties in with the 3 wing.

Absolutely unquestionably the best free online test I've taken (haven't paid for any but have taken tons of free ones the past few days). You got me nailed. I'm a 6 and you are the only one who got it. And you even got the mistypes from the other tests in correct order of reasonableness-- 4, 2, 1, 8. I never type 5, 7, or 9. What I have typed is 3, which is absurd. This happens when the results are skewed by questions about the value I place on things like prestige, acclaim, being admired, etc., which is very high, on simpler tests (well, they are all simpler, to their detriment). But I am the last person in the world who could ever be a three (really). And you are the only one who not only weeded out the red herring, but put it at the bottom of the options where it belongs with the 9.

I took the test to find out about the tests, not me. So one thing I'll throw out to you is that RH are completely wrong that a person can't have two wings. I have no idea how they have been able to be completely right in their descriptions of the wings and of their importance and completely wrong in saying that having both is the same as having none, but they are. In fact their denial of the existence of two wings is really stupid. You have me as 6 wing 7, I actually have both wings very strong (buddy/defender as called by RH, which explains a LOT. The w5 they explain is 8'ish, the w7 2'sh, and I am both). Well, anyway, I suspect you may think there is only one possible wing, or anyway only one strong one, so I want to clarfiy that this is not true. Since your test is so good, if this is the case, you may want to tweak it so it can reflect two wings.

Surprised at seeing six so high -I always get it last, with four-, not so surprised to see one and three showing their heads there. Low seven, compared to what I usually get. The top result was accurate (8 or 8w7)

Interesting how it mixes different types of questionnaires, and fun to make.

NingenExp, I've checked the problem you mentioned and the test is working fine. I use Google Chrome. But it works on all other browser as well. Perhaps it was a temporary problem due to some server difficulties. Please let me know if you're having any other issues.

Yes indeed there are some issues with the test form. I have checked everything (database connection, IP, server etc.) and the problem is somewhere in the code on the Blogger post, it's not sending the parameters correctly.

I haven't changed anything in the code in years so I'm assuming it might have Blogger.com that changed something?

I scored as 7w6. So surprising! I am quit sure my husband is 6, and I am wondering if the fact being together for 20 years and me being so inspired by his behaviour can have some influence. I would guess myself spontaneously more 7w8 or 2w1. I loved your test and I will recommend it to my student. I am yoga teacher and I find it very interesting to see the type for more specific yoga practice.

Great test, thank you. I am still in a battle between 5-4-9 and 4-5-9, it's always so close. I tend to lean to the 5w4, but am open to being the 4w5. Kind of.

If I am the 5, I agree with an older comment that your test can make sexual 5s get high 4 scores. I felt that way when I was taking the tests and upon reviewing the scores. But no great matter. Thanks again!

I think my 5, since I'm the unorganized and dreamy 5-4-9, tends to show up in the 7 & 4 columns quite a bit.

The Scaling questions are infuriating - most of them I agree with one half (ie. I like to do something, but the motivations are whatever, or I feel like I agree with the sentiment, but not the actions. Things like:

"I'm rather laid-back, easy-going and not very ambitious – I believe things will sort out by themselves." drive me nuts. Yeah, laid-back, not super ambitious, but things sure won't fix themselves until someone gets arsed to fix them.

"I enjoy helping others and assisting them with their personal problems – I give other people a lot of my time and energy. Being needed makes me feel loved." Or this - the action, sure, I like helping people, but I don't really resonate at all with the second part.

"I believe nothing is impossible, therefore I tend to push myself and others to the limit. I want to leave a mark, do something that will have a real impact in the world."

Hell yes there are impossible things in the world. Doesn't mean I don't want to leave a mark and do something that has real impact.

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